Purchase Paranoia
I bought a few things this week-
And although I spent a cumulative amount of less than $60 this week, I still feel terrifically paranoid about ordering things online. You'd think that someone who owns as many Threadless T-shirts and Amazon-ordered DVDs would not have the hangups that I do, but I can't help it- I'm utterly terrified of buying things online. I'm never quite sure of how they're going to look in person, how they're going to fit- I feel similarly about ordering things from catalogues. I think that's why I like thrift stores so much- it's a non-threatening shopping environment with some of the diversity of the internet, but you get to TRY EVERYTHING ON. As someone with a peculiar body shape- (5'4", 38"/28"/36", in other words, a short hourglass) I have a really hard time knowing how clothes are going to look until they're actually ON my body. Books are a different thing entirely- a book generally arrives looking like a book, and Miss Kate Beaton's work is always extraordinary- but clothes... Clothes are sort of scary. We'll see how this order ends up. It's from a wholesale vendor, so that adds another layer of uneasiness.
I sold a few more pieces of art! I'm WAY too pleased with myself about it, too.